Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-04
Tho Presidents Scheme to Take /,
Trip Through the Northwest
to the Pacific.
He Would See An Important Section
Of the Country, Whose Destinies
He Presides Over.
His Especial Desire is That He Nav
Know More About Territories,
and He May Meet Gull.
ford Miller.

PHILADELPHIA, June IA special to the
Bulletin from Washington says: ..There ID
every reason to believe that the promise
which the President recently made to the
st. Louis delegates, that he would, il he
could. visit their city next fall, will be kept
and that the visit to that city. will only be
a comparatively small feature of the great
and extensive trip which he has been plann.
ing and arrangements forwhich will be con.
summated on his return to the White
House. The President has seen but little
of the United States. He has, during his
lifetime, travelled but little outside of the
state OF New York. He has never been in
the west at ALL but be has made up his
mind that it will be to his personal and
political advantage to make an elaborate
journey this year. His wife has induced
him to do so as q matter at pleasure and
several Democratic politicians, chief among
whom is Postmaster General Villas, have
urged him to do So as q
MATTER OF PRACTICAL POLITICS.
They have told him that the Democrats
of the West and Northwest are anxious to
see him, and that his presence in some
States may have an encouraging effect on
the party organization. A Cabinet officer
remarked to him before his departure
to the Adriondacks, that in year OF peace
and prosperity like this he should make
such tour as was made in 1918. and the
remark had q pleasing effect on the Presi-
dents mind. 1t was in contemplation of
| such a trip as this that Cleveland made his
promise to the St. Louis delegation. The
fact is that he intends to 20 a deal farther
in the direction of the setting sun than st.
Louis. If the President can make his ar
rangements he will leave this city the first
away until the first of October. He will
travel in special car containing the men,
bers of his immediate household and two
or three Cabinet officers. The intention is
to 60
CLEAR ACROSS THE CONTINENT
to the Pacific Coast. The principal cities
on the line of the route will be visited in
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Min
nesota. Postmaster-General Villas is par
ticularly anxious that he should make q
good impression in those States in time
for the fall elections The President is GU.
rious to explore the territories along the
line OF the Northern Pacific Railway, and
it's in his plan to 60 as far as Portland.
Indeed it is said that he. would very lnnch
like to steam up Jne Pacific Ucean as lar as
Alaska, although he has been told that this
would be construed as violation OF the
precedent which permits no President to 60
outside of the country during his term OF
Office. It is probable that in going and
coming ON this long two months tour the
President and his party will visit Phila-
delphia, Pittsburg. Chicago. st. Paul and
possibly Portland and San Francisco,
Omaha. St. Louis, Louisville, Cincinnati
and other important cities in order that
he may come
IN CONTACT WITH PEOPLE,
and especially with the working politicians.
Postmaster General Villas, who is per-
haps the most ardent and Industrious
second termer in the administration. will.
when the proper time comes, leave nothing
to work up the journey for all it is worth,
as q swing around the political circle.
| Democratic politicians in various States
through which the Presidents party will
pass, will be instructed to stir up the
popular enthusiasm, in order to bring
about good effect at the autumn election.
| The President is determined that this
journey shall be made entirely at his per
sonal expense. He does not intend to
accept any favors. but will pay for every
thing he gets in the way OF transporta.
ton and personal service. The trip will
cost him no less than
$500 FOR THE SIXTY DAYS
| over which it will extend. leading mem-
Der of the administration said that the
President is anxious to know more about
this country than he does, as he has often
found his imperfect knowledge in this re-
spect source of embarrassment. He has
also been moved to make the journey IN
order to crafty his wife's love for travel
He fears, however, that the South will be
Jealous of the fact that Democratic Pres
ident has gone into the West instead o.
spending more of his time in the Southern
States.